Definitions: Kevin Mitchell came out with a book called "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave us Free Will" . After reading his book, I...

Free will – two simple words. What do they mean? DEFINITIONS Free: unconstrained [1] independent - free from external control and...

ETYMOLOGY OF WISE: Weid (PIE root of wise): "to see" (hence "to know"). [1] Wis (Old English): "learned, sagacious, cunning; sane;...

Skepticism: The skeptics were right – truth is impossible to obtain. But what implications does this have on the concept of knowledge? ...

An explication of Sam Harris's philosophy within his book - "The Moral Landscape" Part 5 If you haven't already, check out part 4 first:...

An explication of Sam Harris's philosophy within his book - "The Moral Landscape" Part 4 <UNDER CONSTRUCTION> If you haven't already,...

An explication of Sam Harris's philosophy within his book - "The Moral Landscape" Part 3 If you haven't already, check out part 2 first:...

An explication of Sam Harris's philosophy within his book - "The Moral Landscape" Part 2 Before we get into the meta-ethics of...

An explication of Sam Harris's philosophy within his book - "The Moral Landscape" Part 1 In order to discuss Sam Harris’s book, “The...

Moral Feelings I sympathize with David Hume’s understanding that morality comes from human feelings. Emotions (passions) seem to be fast...

Narrated Version: HUME'S GUILLOTINE David Hume was an English philosopher in the 1700s. The following quote by Hume became the foundation...

SIMPLE SOLUTION: What if I told you that the path to world peace might be as simple as watching a Chinese TV show? Would you be willing...

Narrated Version: PROBLEM: Thucydides was an Athenian military general in the 5th century BC. He predicted that war between Sparta and...

Narrated Version: "If you like this universe, it means you are lucky." What Does Scoliosis Mean to Me? Scoliosis is a curse. It's evil. I...

Punishment Intent is of prime importance when trying to assess moral guilt. In legal terms, intent to commit a crime is called "mens...

Has America fallen into the trap of hubris-nemesis psychology at the level of the collective unconscious? Hubris is a word that means...

Narrated Version: Source Video: @ 34:18 "𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲...

Synthesis I come from a LDS religious background yet my faith became much more nuanced around six years ago. I never stopped believing...

Blog narration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDxVKTtg6Zk&ab_channel=IntegralLife This was a mind-expanding discussion on the...

A Philosophy of Peace and Unity Narrated Version: Premise: I have seen the political polarization growing for many years and have been...